Buffalo Black - The Silence I Keep Away lyrics

[Intro] [Hook] Silence, silence, silence, I can't stand the Silence, silence, silence, can't sleep with the Silence, silence, silence Silence Shhhhhhhh [Verse 1] My bedroom ain't a homestead, it's a prison cell Chalked lines counting times and memories of where I dwelled It's funny how silence seems to be the loudest Attention kept left to the electronics and kept bound to the mattress All these thoughts scream among me, I do my best not to listen So I stay a slave to Netflix, electronics and messages That red notification trips dopamine receptors And sound pours out of the broken speakers I can hear the rain snake down the window pane exterior And it reminds me that I'm still here (I'm still here) Most of the time I'm kept perpetually distracted And kept captive by things that we don't need but find attractive And as the world turns I find myself swaying with it Staying vigilant, but not aware of my place in it Heart of a cynic, mind of a solider that ancestors blessed me with Chanting cadences while I walk a mile outside my limits with the [Hook] Silence, silence, silence, I can't stand the Silence, silence, silence, can't sleep with the Silence, silence, silence Silence Shhhhhhhh [Verse 2] I got a date with Makers Mark, he's looking chilled and dressed We hang out 'til happiness bursts out of my chest Introspective, take inventory of all I'm left with On a night like this I should expect nothing less Lights flashing, communication at a stand still Knowing I'd be fine if I talked but I am weak-willed I'm like, "defeat, k**ed" Stilled time unwinds on a fine line between me and Elysium He's gone but I ain't missin' him Sometimes I think my name and "lie to myself" are synonyms So I spit out my honesty on the mic like spoons of cinnamon I can hear the blood course through my skin Finger the deadbolt while the world whispers (let me in, let me in) Rivers of white noise drown out my mind and that's how I like it I can't fall asleep without my thoughts divided So I sit on my porch and let the ghosts drive by And relax with my sweet city lullaby like [Hook] Silence, silence, silence, I can't stand the Silence, silence, silence, can't sleep with the Silence, silence, silence Silence Shhhhhhhh [Outro]